Talking machine



F. CIRELLI.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY29. 1920.

1,412,166. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29. 1920.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY29.1920.

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TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 1920.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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T 0 aZZ whom it mayr-concem I Be 1t known that I, FRANCESCO CIRELLnasubject of the King of Italy,:.residing at' Philadelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia an'd State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand. useful Improvements in Talking Machines, of whichthe following isa'specification. I

One object of my invention is to provide a--talking machine Which can beeasily carlied and which will be-solconstructed that if not desired foruse the parts thereof can be arranged and held in a'compact form withinthe casing.

Another'object is to so construct said cas ing that it will serve as anexceptionally good resonant support for the tone reproducing elementswhen the machine isin operation.

V A still further object is to provide said casing with a lid which willbe bound thereto through the medium of thecenter post of therecord-supporting turntable and. to so construct said lid that it willbeplaced under resilient tension due to its connection withsaid centerpost so't-hat t-he part-swill not rattle while being carried ortransported ndso that a number of records can be safely carried in thecasing. w r, i These objects, iand other advantageous ends which will bedescribed hereinafter, I

attain in the following-manner, reference being had to the "accompanyingdrawings in wh1ch' i I pl j ,Figure '1 sa SlCle elevat on of my improvedtalkingjmachine with the operative the; line 33 of Figure 2, Figure l-isa sectional certain of the-parts in central section. andwillustratingthe arrangement of, theremovable parts; in the order 01:position; inrwhich they occupy when eithenarranging: the maation of themachine,

parts removedfrom the casing and in the position which; they; occupyduring the operigure-2is atop'plan. view of Figure A Figure 3 isa-:sectionalelevation-taken on plan'viewvta-k enon the line 4ij4g o f Fgure? 1 F gure 5 1s a detached elevation, showing chine for. operation,or for transportingpur- -poses,; r Figure 6: is a sectional elevationshowing the parts illustrated in Figure 5 in, their 'p0-' Zsition: whenthe machine isclosed so that all partsaaresretained within the casing, 1u

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr,

FigureglO is a. view -showing said sound= box in its position of thetone arm u Referring to thedrawings, 11 represents a substantiallycylindrical drum or casing within thefstoring space which ispreferablygmade of' sheet metal closed; at its bottoln and side;saidside 12 being preferably reinforced by producing annular ribs 12". Acircular top boalrd18, which is' preferably .made of wood, rests, uponan internal flange let which extends within the casing as clearlyshownin ,F;igures 5 and 6. The upper edge of the side-12 is bent outwardlyimmediately above the flange 14 as shownat 1 5 and then inwardly .toprovide an inwardly projecting flange or ledge 16. The top board13hasits outer edge positioned .in the space provided-within the'portion15and under the flange 16 and; a top plate 18? formsa covering-for the topboard "13. Theinterior of the drum 11inlcludesz-two partitions:1? and18'- which are arranged asillustrated-i'n dot-ted linesin igure7 and infull lines in Figure-ito provide two compartments. 19 and 20.

By thus arranging the artitions fl? and *18jalarge compartment 211'sprovided which includes the axis of the :lrum 11-;and within thiscompartment 2l=is located the drivingmotor 22 whichis diagrammaticallyrepreserves torotate av'turntable supporting 'center post 23;saidicenter post leading upwardly through; the top board-l3 and'topplate 13 as clearly shown in .F igures1-3, .5

The center post 23 has an enlargement 24 and a record-supportingturntable 25%Wlll0l1f may beipl'acedo-ver sai olcenter post. rests on-said enlargement24;,aboveothe level of the top plate l3 -so that duringthe rotation-of the center postby; the] motor,igthe" turntable will alsobe rotated in the usualmanner.

The compartment-21 includes amextenswn sented, in dot-and dashlinesjandwhich I 21 which leads outwardly toward the side of the drum 11between the compartments 19 and 20; Said partitions 17 and 18 being bentfor this purpose as clearly shown in Figure 4. Any suitable regulatingmeans such for example as that shown at 26 may be placed upon the topplate 13 at a position beyond the outer edge of the turntable to permitthe manipulation. of the adjusting means and said means can be locatedin the extension 21" ofthe compartment 21.

The side 12 of the drum 11 has an opening 27 in alignment with thewinding shaft 28 of the motor 22 so that a winding crank or handle 29can'be inserted through the opening 27 to operatively engage the windingshaft 28 to wind the motor. lVhen not desired for use the handle 29 canbe removed and the opening 27 can be closed by a cap 30 as shown inFigure 8, A stanchion plate 31 is secured to the top plate 13 beyond theouter edgeof the turntable and 7 this stanchion plate includes a screwthreaded hole 32 in which a stanchion or tone arm supporting post 33 isscrewed; said post 33 extending upwardly within a tone arm or horn 34 sothat said tone arm is free to swing on the top of the pivot post 33; thepivot connection being between the ends of the tone arm as clearly shownin Figure 1.

The tone arm is tapered and atits narrow end has a cross head 35 inwhich is pivoted a hollow, extension 36 which hasthe sound box 37mounted thereon for reproducing engagement with a record 38 which ismounted upon the turntable 25. It will thus be noted that the tone arm,is adapted to swing in a horizontal plane while the extension 36 andsound box 37 is capable of swinging in a vertical plane. The outer edgeof the portion 40 of the tone arm 34 includes a perforated plate 41as-clearly shown in F igures 9 and 10; said plate extending or bulginginwardly and spaced inwardly from the extreme outer edge of the tonearm. A' perforated cap 40 snugly fits the end portion 42 of the tone armand a chamber 43 is thus produced in which the sound box 37 can bestored and safely kept when not de sired for use; the inwardly bulgedcharacter of the perforated plate permitting the usual connecting flange44 of the sound box to be located in a 'osition so as to keep the soundbox in a su stantially transverse position and to prevent it fromrocking or be coming injured while contained in its stored position.

The top board 13 and top plate 13 have a hole 45 extending therethroughdirectly over the compartment 19 to permit the pivot post 33, windinghandle 29 and the tone arm, with the sound box stored therein, to beplaced'within the compartment 19 when said parts are not desired foruse; such arrangement' being illustrated in Figures'5 and 6. ployed forstoring or carrying any other articles desired. a

A lid 46 which is preferably made of sheet metal and of circularformation includes a downwardly extending flange or rim 4?; said rimbulging outwardly and then inwardly at its lower edge as shown at 48.The lower edge 48 is adapted to rest upon the top and innermost part ofthe flange or ledge 16; the arrangement being such that any pressureupon the top of the lid will tend to slightly move the lower edgeportion 48 of the lid inwardly due to the slight flexing of the rim 47as is obvious from the illustration of Figure 6. The top of the lid ispressed to provide a number of concentric ribs 49 and the innermost orcentral portion 50 of the top of the lid includes a hole 51, The centerpost 23 is made comparatively high and extends a corn siderable distanceabove the turntable. The top end of the center post includes atapped orscrew threaded hole 52 into which the screw threaded stem of a thumbscrew 53 fits: said screw threaded stem of the thumb screw extendingthrough the hole 51 in the lid 46. The central portion 50 is normallyabove the top of the center post. 52 so that in inserting thethumbscrew53 the head of said thumb screw will. engage the centralportion 50 and move the latter downwardly to cause the top of the lid tobe placed under tension and the lower edge 48 of the rib to be held infirm contact with the top of the casing. By providing the top of the lidwith the ribs 49 the top is strengthened but at the same time permitsthe resilient flexing of the top of the .lid so that the lid will befirmly held in place. The pitch of the screw threads of the screw 53 andhole 52 in the center post preferably is such that any accidentalattempt ofv the center post to rotate by the action of the motor will bestopped due to the increase of tension placed upon the lid as is obviousfor the fact that the thumb screw 53 will tend to tighten within thetapped hole 52 of. the centcrpost/ The top of the lid 46 is preferablyspaced at such distance from the turntable that a number of records canbe stored on the turntableas shown in Figure 6 and all of the partswillbe held in a firm position when the lid is in place.

Any suitable brake, such for example as shown at 54, can be employed andthe drum is preferably provided with transversely extending bars 55which are spaced apart and serve as feet to permit the'drum to be stoodup on its side as shown in Figure 8. A handle 56 is also preferablyconnected to the drum for the purpose of carrying the machine. p p g pThe parts are so constructed and arranged that they may be quicklyplaced in operative The compartment 20 may be emposition or they-may bequickly and easily stored within the casing so that the device isespecially adapted for use when it is necessary to. carry the machinefrom place to place and it can be used with advantage at seashoreresorts or during vacation periods where a readlly portable machine isdesired.

While I have described my invention as,

taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various partsof my invention may be changed without departing from the spiritthereof, and hence I do not limitmyself to the precise construction setforth, but

consider that I am at liberty to make such" changes and valterations asfairly come with under tension; substantially as described.

2. A talking Inachineincluding a casing; a motor secured within saidcasing and having a rotatable post; a turntable supported by said post,said post having a portion proj ecting beyond the supporting surface ofthe turntable whereby anumber of records can be placed upon theturntable in superimposed position and'in which the' projectingportion'of the post extendsthrough said records; a lid for said casingand having are: silient portion opposed to said supporting surface ofthe turntable; and meansyfor clampingsaid resilient portion of the lidto said post, said resilient portion of the lid.

having circular ribs formed therein; sub'-' stantially as described;

3. Atalking machine'includingacasing;

a motor secured within said casing and havlng arotatable post; alid forsaid casing,

clamping said lid to said post whereby said flange will be compressedinto tightfitting said lid-having a rim outwardly bulged for V Vengagement with said casing, and means for I engagement withsaid'casing{substantially V as described.

4. A talking'machine casing having a 7 body portion closed at its-bottomand open at its top, the top edge of said portion having aninwardlyextending flange; anda top board supported by said flange, said bodyportion having another flange terminatingin a free edge independently ofsaid first flange and surrounding the edge of said top board and securedscribed.

thereto; substantially as ,de-

In testimony whereof have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. 7 r v FRANCESCO OIRELLI,

Witnesses: i

Dr. THOMAS COGAN, CHAs. E. Po'r'rs.

